Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

We are pleased with your interest in our graduate program. Before you continue with the electronic application for admission, we wish to ensure that you are familiar with the minimum requirements for admission to graduate degree study in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. It is important to recognize that although satisfaction of these basic requirements does not guarantee graduate admission, failure to satisfy these requirements may lead to automatic denial of admission.

Supporting Documents: Additional documents are required to support the application. Supporting documents should be uploaded to the online application or mailed directly to the graduate program to which you are applying, as directed below. Click the links below for details. Supporting documents include the following, unless specific instructions are noted in the requirements sections of this page:

• Transcripts
• GRE Test
• English Proficiency
• Recommendation letters
• Statement of Purpose

Application Deadlines: Applications and all supporting documentation must be received on or before the deadlines listed below:

	Fall	Spring	Summer
U.S. Citizen	January 1	August 1 (Ph.D. only) No Entry for Master's No Entry for Au.D.	Non Degree Entry Only
International	January 1	August 1 (Ph.D. only) No Entry for Master's No Entry for Au.D.	Non Degree Entry Only

Contact Information	Mailing Address	Web Sites of Interest
Name: Vicki Parker-Black Phone: (765) 494-3786 E-mail: slhsgradsec@purdue.edu	Graduate Programs Secretary Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Purdue University, Lyles-Porter Hall, Room 3048C 715 Clinic Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-2122 USA	SLHS Applicant Information Graduate Program Website

 

Current master’s students wishing to move to a doctoral degree program in this same graduate program will not be required to submit a new application.

Master's Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score has been set

International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score set
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 100
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 22
  Listening: 22
  Speaking: 28
  Writing: 22
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, score of 7.5 is required with no single band score lower than 7.0.
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted

Doctoral Degree Program Basic Requirements

Ph.D. applicants use this link only to apply. Send transcripts to the Graduate Secretary.

https://gradapply.purdue.edu/apply/

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Master's Degree Completion:
  Not required -- Master's degree will be completed during the program
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score set

International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score set
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 100
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 22
  Listening: 22
  Speaking: 28
  Writing: 22
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, score of 7.5 is required with no single band score lower than 7.0.
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted

Au. D. (Doctor of Audiology) Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Direct Au.D. degree: Master's will not be completed
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score has been set

International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required -- no minimum score set
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 100
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 22
  Listening: 22
  Speaking: 28
  Writing: 22
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, score of 7.5 is required with no single band score lower than 7.0.
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted

If you do not meet the basic requirements described above, please do not submit an electronic application until you have contacted our graduate program staff.